Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-01
THE .INTELLIGENCER's" INCON-
SISTENCN
On the Senatorial Question Thoroughly
shown Up.

The editorial in the GtciiigsRctr OF to-day,
entitled "A Successor 10 Senator Camden, ~
uncovers the shameless proposition to de
grade political parties by corrupt and
t]raitorous combination between the Repub-
lican members of the Legislature and u
supposed minority OF the Democratic mem
beers. The proposition is to get a sufficient
number Of Democratic members TO desert
their party and refuse 10 abide by the party
uSages by going into auc and taking the
advice OF the Democratic majority, and to
join the Republicans, consult with them,
mature pIaas with them, and for all this
peridy the promise Is, that a Democrat
will be elected with the aid Of the SoIid Re
pUbiicdH vote. Aud we are assured in
the same article that some Democrats have
approved, but demand assurances of Re
publican sincerity.
The hltsHigcRCCr may have found some
otice-seekiug disappointed persons claim
ing 10 be Democrats who would approve
such 4 scheme II assurances would secure
to themselves some coveted place, but it
has not been said. and ii said. it could not
he believed, that any man who has been
trusted by his party, favored by its votes,
and elected tO the Legislature as a Demo
crat, could prove traitor to his people, his
party.aud friends, and so join the Repub-
licans TO elect . so-called Democrat who
could not be trusted by the majority of
his party, and who would be held i'm con
tempt even by Republicans, who, II they
could al he induced To Join IN such 4 de
grading scheme, would only DO it for the
purpose OF destroying both the candidate
voted for aud the Democratic party.
But 1t is impossible To believe that such
a trick can be accomplished. Honorable
men in both parties will shrink from it,
and it will be found that an honorable Dem
ocrat, who stands by his purity. complies
with its usageS, and is entitled toand has
its confidence, will command more sup
port even from Republicans than will the
trucking Sorehcad who, finding himself
entrusted by his WI party, would destroy
il by = d~iShonorable alliance with the
other.
But the most curious part OF the editor
ial Is 10 find the following paragraph,
which uuequIyOcIliy condemns every prop
oSitlon in the proposed alliance.
"DiStrust in politics - not unnatural,
since there are 50 many that hold that
anything stair in politics. The hiehigcg-
Ger Is not of this school. Men never come
together in more sacred relations than
when they meet To take counsel upon the
deStiuieS Of the States. In Ao rircum-
stance Of life is the highest integrity more
imUcratiyely demanded than when men
meet upon 4 common level in u repre-
sentative capacity to exercise delegated
powers ~ representatives u l. upon
their conscience Ia act for the intcrcs; OF
these they represent; rs peers in council
honor binds them to keep faith with each
other. To act IN the saying that any
thing is fair in politics is to introduce into
public affairs and carry through in all
stages of their progress = nihlliSm that
must he destructive OF all that tree gov
,meut has to rest upon. Anything that
!, ulo.Tg right IS iair in politics as in
ny 'u'.E but bad faith is not fair
h II yood sound "a, .u; ,,I :;
impossible under its guidance -"
gate elected by either party to htt'S,- ~.
people by allying himself with the orr,
party.
The hope Of the Republican party to
overthrow the Democracy by fostering its
factions and encouraging mugwump rom
biuatIOuS, and reasonable schemes. has on
several former occasions seemed near to ac-
cOmplishment, but when all the false hopes
are found out, all the baScncSS and selfish.
Ness OF the present scheme have been en-
posed and understood. it will De found
they are still far from success, and that
the Democracy still deserve and have the
confidence OF the people and control the
power OF the state. \ VOICE.